Improvement in horse-collars



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WILLIAM KAYS, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, CHARLES IRVING, AND JAMES B. FORSYTH, OF SAME PLACE.

Lette/rs Patent No. 104,035, dated J une 7, 187 0.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM KArs, of Boston, in the county of Sulolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improved Horse-Collar; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompa' lis incorporated with the rubber or other vulcanized material an iron or other metallic rim or roll, for the purpose of' giving stitfness or stability to the collar.

The explanation of' its use and mode of' construetion is herewith given, that others may understand its nature and use, and be able to manufacture the same.

rIhe covering of horse-collars usually has been made of leather or some textile fabric, stitched about a tilling made` of straw, hair, or some kindred material, and the collar, so constructed and in constant use, soon wears out where stitched together- M when the filling works loose, and the collar is worthless.

I have constructed a collar, the lling of which is made of cork, filled in, as seen in the drawings marked a, the cork being out in one or more pieces, as may be convenient, and shaped as the filling in ordinary eollars is.

Having this filling Iso formed and prepared, I mold about it India rubber or other vulcanizable material, in the usual form of horse-collars, making the rubber or other vulcanizable material an eighth or quarter of an inch in thickness, or, thereabouts.

Within the roller-rim of the collar I have incorporated with the rubber, a roll of iron or some suitable metal, for the purpose of' giving the necessary stifll ness and support to the roll ot' the collar, and also so that the collar may be bent or fitted so as to conform to the neck of the horse.

` After the rubber or vulcanizable material has been molded aboutthe filling and the metallic roll, as described, it is then subjected to the well-known process of vulcanization, andhardened as much as may be desirable for-the purpose intended.

'Ihe collar maj,T be open at the top and fastened when in use with any suitable fastening, or it may be closed at the top, as may be desirable.

'Ihe advantages of this collar over others now in use are these: y

The iilling being composed of cork and mperviously covered, is indestructible; it is also very elastic it will keep in place, and there will be no bunches or protuberances in vthe collar, as is often the case when worn, and when the o uter covering is worn out or t damaged it can be used again. l

The rubber is also easy elastic, durable, can be molded into any shape, and made to tit about the neck of the horse, and when Worn out in any part, the part remaining can be reduced and molded again for the same purpose, so that, in the filling and covering, there is no waste when worn out.

The' use of' the iron roller-rim is to give stability to the collar, and it may be bent so as Vto fit the shape A of the neck of' the horse.

The collar will be light, as cheap or cheaper than the ordinary' constructed collar, will be much more durable and pliable `to the neck, and therefore;ot' great practical utility to the public. i.

I am aware that rubber has been used, in. combina tion with leather and some textile fabrics,` about the parts bearing upon the neck of the horse, the same being stitched or cemented together. I disclaim this mode of constructing horsecollars.

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Also, an iron or other metallic Vstiiiv'ening, when cov' Aered by and concealed within the roll ofthe collar,

substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

WIM. KAYS.

Witnesses J. L. NEWTON, Guns. IRVING. 

